Mother of two, former beauty queen dies after boyfriend douses her in gasoline and sets her on fire

Two years after her ex-boyfriend committed an unthinkable act of violence, Judy Malinowski lost her life at age 33 as a direct result of his heinous actions.

On August 2, 2015, Malinowski got into an argument with her ex-boyfriend Michael Slager behind a gas station in Gahanna, Ohio. Slager reportedly threw gasoline on her from a tank he had inside his car, and then set her on fire.

Malinowski, a former Miss New Albany who had beat ovarian cancer, had been hospitalized with severely disfiguring burns for the last two years, according to NBC 4. She underwent 59 surgeries, fighting the odds of survival, and was placed into palliative care in May.

During her valiant struggle to survive, Malinowski fought to stiffen the penalties for assaults that permanently disable and disfigure victims.